America’s Giant Foundations and Cultural Relations with Europe during the Cold War
Hrustan Šišić, PhD

Abstract
Analyzing archival documents of the Rockefeller and Ford foundations, the US government, as well as the CIA archive and other relevant materials, this study seeks to analyze the work of major philanthropic foundations on the international scene during the Cold War. In this respect, this study seeks to show the significance of American foundations for the cultural relations of the United States with Europe during the turbulent years of the Cold War. Also, this study touches on the sensitive issue of the connection between the American establishment and primarily the CIA with the giant Rockefeller and Ford foundations regarding the American approach to Eastern Europe.

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